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Kakamega county Public Service CECM Dr Boniface Okoth this afternoon led Chief Officers Faith Gitira, Emanuel Kariuki and Butere Sub County  officials at the home of the late Chief Officer Jessica Weku in Shinyulu for ongoing funeral preparations.  The delegation met family members, the church for deliberations. Another meeting will be held on Monday. Chief Officer Weku died last week after a short illness.

MCAs and Opinion leaders in Butere have scoffed at Former Kakamega Governor Whyclife Oparanya for attempting to micro manage operations of the ODM party despite handing over its leadership.  The leaders, fresh from party elections that saw Governor Barasa elected as ODM Chairman pointed fingers at the former Governor for attempting to install puppet officials in ODM and to undermine the party leader Raila Odinga.  At an inspection tour of the County-Funded  Iranda  Water project in Marama West Ward, the Deputy Governor Ayub Savula dismissed as petty the former Governor.  Speaking in Swahili, the cantankerous Savula said  "Ambieni Oparanya atoke kwa hizi vitu ndogo ndogo awachane kutuma watu na kuskiza fitina Barasa ndie Governor for ten years na ni mwenyekiti wa ODM apende asipende"  The DG said the former Governor was running a cartel-like shadow government where the raw material is  fitina  and discussing how to brin...

OPPONENTS who wanted to snatch ODM's soul and make is an affiliate of Ford Kenya in Kakamega have been shamed. Party Delegates from across all the 12 sub counties of Kakamega County have stamped authority for _Italanyi_. They have vanquished Lugari MP Nabii Nabwera, Khwisero MP Christopher Aseka and outgoing woman representative Elsie Muhanda. Others shamed include EX Governor Whyclife Oparanya who had burnt the midnight oil and money to try and install MP Nabii as a puppet at the helm of ODM. The plan, money, night schemes and threats and intimidation against delegates in dingy Webuye bars and smokey backstreet hotels to vote for the puppet have been defeated. Congratulations to Governor FCPA Fernandes Barasa on being duly elected today by an overwhelming majority of delegates as ODM Chairman, Kakamega County. Other elected officials are: * Vice Chairman: Nelson Majimbo (Lugari) * Coordinating Secretary: Innocent Mugabe (Likuyani) * Organizing Secretary: Tindi Mwale (B...

Governor Fernandes Barasa has set his sights on transforming Kakamega County’s celebrated bullfighting tradition into a cornerstone of economic growth, a unique tourism attraction, and a lasting symbol of cultural identity. Far from being treated as a mere spectacle, bullfighting is now being reimagined under his leadership as an engine for prosperity, community empowerment, and cultural pride. At the third edition of the Governor’s Bullfighting Extravaganza, held at the Shinyalu Bar grounds in Lurambi Sub County, the Governor demonstrated his administration’s resolve to elevate the sport into a world-class cultural festival. The event drew an impressive crowd of participants, spectators, and enthusiasts, all of whom bore witness to the unifying and celebratory power of a tradition that has been practised for generations. Bullfighting has long been a cherished custom in Kakamega, deeply woven into the fabric of the Luhya community. It has offered entertainment, fostered uni...

SEVERAL leaders and Stakeholders in Butere Sub County are pondering ways to improve routine immunization uptake.  This was at a meeting that brought together religious and Opinion leaders, the administration from both cou ty and national government.  The meeting held at a Butere hotel acted as a brains storm of think tanks after it emerged that the area fell back in as far as the last exercise was concerned.  THE Butere sub county Health Records officer taking participants thru the records in as far as Immunization is concerned. Numbers are low.  Leaders carefully selected because of influence from across all the five wards of Butere spent close to ten hours in deep engagement with Heads of immunization from Kakamega and Nairobi.  The meeting, opened by Butere Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Dr. Jairo Songa was attended by among others the Butere DCC Mbiuki Mutembei, the Sub County Administrator Hillary Angoche and took participants thru ...

KAKAMEGA Governor FCPA Fernandes Barasa has once again placed Kakamega County on the global map after being honoured with the prestigious People’s Choice Governors’ Excellence Award at the Paris Marriott Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France.  The award, presented during the global ceremony on Tuesday evening, celebrated governors who have demonstrated integrity, innovation, and transformative leadership. Governor Barasa, who received the Excellence in Infrastructure Development Award, was recognised for his visionary approach to governance, particularly in expanding infrastructure, strengthening public services, and aligning county priorities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His leadership was hailed for driving socio-economic transformation through excellence in governance, service delivery, and institutional reforms. The awards committee singled out Governor Barasa’s impressive milestones, including the construction of 40 kilometres of tarma...